Water crisis issue in Kalimpong
Town is set to be one of the major issues in upcoming Municipality Polls.

The
town which was facing water crisis from 3 week of October to starting of November
has gained attention of both Ruling and opposition party of Kalimpong.

On Sunday a team of JAP party
under the initiative of its president Dr Harka Bahadur Chhetri went to the
source of PHE to check the different work done.JAP has recently filed a RTI
asking where the PHE has invested 11 crores 39 lakhs and 97 thousand received
during the period 2014-2016.

JAP has alleged PHE of doing
works in papers only. JAP President Dr Chhettri while visiting Relli and
Thukchuk Source with the RTI Report in hand has warned of legal actions against
the Department.

Dr Chhetri told “ Many works have
finished in paper not in ground, there is a rush to pass many project in paper
rather than doing ground works, People are facing acute crisis which is not
natural but man made’ he said.

JAP team visited Relli Source
under about 2.5 kms from the source 17 places the problems of leakages from the
pipelines were found. Dr Chhetri told about 80% of the water is flowing in the
jungle area which shows the negligence of the PHE department he added. He added
PHE always blame Neura for water but if this leakages are control then rather
blaming the crisis may get solved he added.

While on the augmentation of
water supply scheme from Thukchuk to Relli which costs is 2 crores 33 lakhs and
40 thousand JAP party has alleged negligence in the work. Meanwhile Pumping of
water from Relli he said the work has finished , ribbon has been cut but water
has not come yet.

JAP has alleged another negligence
in 5 ,56,62,000 work of laying pipe water scheme from lower thukchuk to Pudung
GP and party of Sindebung GP. He said the work has not yet been completed as we
have found pipes in jungle area which has not yet been joined.

He said Neura pipelines which supplies
water to Kalimpong has been laid systematically.At a time when JAP has given a
clear chit to Neura work is being targeted by GJM Youth Wing.

The wing today posted a poster at
Damber Chowk. Binay Ghising secretary of the wing said “according to 1990
agreement Neura is to give 8 inch of water daily to Delo Lake but it is not following
the agreement . The up and down from 3 inch to 5 inch of water has been
creating a problem to people of Kalimpong. So if the Neura Department does not
follow the agreement then we are ready for agitation he said.

Amidst all this a meeting has
been called by SDO Kalimpong which will be held tomorrow.